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Earlier this month Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled his government. By all accounts there were no major changes and I, watching from afar, did not recognize the names of the new members and thus I cannot comment on their suitability for office. However, the name of the new deputy minister of culture, Nikos Giatromanolakis, did catch my attention due to extensive media coverage. I learn that he comes from the center of the political spectrum, which assures broad acceptance at least within the governing New Democracy party. He has been educated at well-known and prestigious universities in Greece and the US, and has had enough professional and political experience to warrant his elevation to the new position. He is also - and this is the point that received most of the media coverage - the first openly gay person to serve in a Greek government.

While coverage in...